The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-01
FLORIDA NEWS.


GIeaninx- of Interest from the Field of
state Journalism
The thirteenth annual session of the
Florida Medical Association Will be held
at st. Augustine, on Tuesday, May 8.
A turtle recently captured near st.
Augustine weighed over 300 pounds, and
from which nearly a bushel of eggs
were takeE.
Jacksonville is overrun with loafers,
says the Herald.
The citizens of Gainesville are making
frantic appeals for water.
Trenton is threatened with a temper
ance rally from the ladies of that town,
and a canning factory by a company of
Philadelphia capitalists.
The Ocala Building and Loan Associa-
ton at it, last meeting sold 5000 for 4S
and 500 per cent. premium
An eagle, killed near Lake City, last
Saturday, measured five feet five inches
from tip to tip of wings.
a fire in Orlando on the night of April
% entirely destroyed the Windsor House
and Presbyterian Church.
The Orlando and Winter Park Rail
way is expected To be completed by Sep
TENDER 1.
The Governor has confirmed the fol-
lowing; j. R. Steele, to be County
Judge; /. y. Withers, to be Collector
of Revenue, and ID. &. Hull, to be As
SCISSOR of Taxes, all for Sumter County.
An enterprisins citizen of Leesburg
wants to publish an agricultural news
paper, and mOdestly asks for one thous-
end cash subscribers at $500 each
Okahumpka boasts of three stores, a
daily mail, a saw mill. a school house, a
hotel, and divine service twice a month.
The old Cathedral in st. Augustine is
to- be rebuilt, by retaining the present
walls, and constructing large addition,
with wings across the rear.
The firebugs, captured by mounted
horsemen last Monday and led into St.
Augustine, turned out to be yagabOnd
tramps.
The town of Peru is to have a broom
factory.
The First National Bank of Sanford
| has been organized iii that city with F.
III. Rand rs President, and +. p Foster
as Cashier.
Orlando has six men whose weight,
collectively amounts to over 1900
| pounds.
Six prisoners broke out of the Jail at
| Live Oak. one day last week and only
| one was recaDtured.
Cheap excursions will be given this
| summer by the Florida Southern Rail
road from Barlow to Punta Gorda.
Fruitland Park has Just organized a
horse racing association, and now wants
a newspaper.
Sneak thieves are Industrious in Jack
sonville.
Pine Level is to have a 5000 cour,
/ house.
| The new safe for the Bank of Daytona
weighs !, 400 pounds.
The citizens of Ormand are happy
| over the prospects of a hotel in the vii
lage, and a bridge over the Halifax
| River.
The Volusia County Press Association
held their annual meeting on Wednes
day, and elected F. A. Mann, of tht
Daytona Journal, President; j. w
Count, Enterprise Herald, Vice-Presi
dent: G.. H. Webb, Florida Chronicle
Secretary, and Jas. NJ. Osborn, Eas
Coast Messenger, Treasurer.
Kisslmmee 10 organizing a fire depart
ment.
Oak Hill has organized cemetery as
ISOLATION.
Kissimmee has five churches, and for
ty-sIx business houses; ships two cars o
vegetables daily, and intends having al
oli-fashioned barbecue on the Fourth o
July.
Eustis has nice, smooth solid bOart
side walks all over the city.
Charlotte Harbor has a practicing fe
male physician.
Pensacola has gun club.
Melbourne fishermen are catching bas
weighing thirty pounds.
Lime of good quality has been discov
cred in Sumter County.
Fort Meade is to have a grand tourna
ment ON the Fourth of July.